Gilli, Luciana


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Gilli, Luciana

Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2020, 19:21

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Luciana Gilli in Il conquistatore di Atlantide (1965)

Luciana Gilli’s radiant smile lit up Italian cinema screens for most of the 60’s.

She was born in Rome, Italy on November 11th, 1944 and is still living at the time of writing. In youth she spent a year at the C.S.C. but dropped out of school, because she was already very busy with cinema.

A number of websites claim that she made her film debut in 1953, but that is false. Her actual first film appearance came uncredited in 1959, in a scene in Blasetti's Europa di notte, with her first credited role in 1960, at the age of 16, in Adua e le compagne. From there she worked steadily throughout the 60’s, rising rapidly to leading-lady status. Her final known screen appearance came in 1971, but was shot several years earlier, so the last movie she filmed was actually Il sole è di tutti (1968). She retired prematurely due to a dissatisfaction with the roles she was playing and for the lack of a good agent.[1]

Filmography

1960
  1. Adua e le compagne .... Dora (credited as Gloria Gilli)

    1961
  2. Fantasmi a Roma .... The girl in the park (credited as Gloria Gilli)
  3. Le ambiziose .... Edoardo Peppino's girl (uncredited)
  4. Leoni al sole .... The girl (credited)

    1962
  5. I 4 monaci .... "La figlia dell'ortolano" (credited)
  6. Il dominatore dei 7 mari .... Indian wife (uncredited)
  7. Lo sceicco rosso .... Amina (credited)

    1963
  8. Gli imbroglioni .... Liliana Ferri (credited)
  9. La belva di Saigon .... Yvonne (credited)
  10. Ursus nella terra di fuoco .... Diana (credited)

    1964
  11. Il ladro di Damasco .... Miriam (credited as Luciana Gillj)

    1965
  12. Il conquistatore di Atlantide .... Virna (credited)
  13. La Colt è la mia legge .... Louise O'Brien (credited as Lucy Gilly)
  14. La montagna di luce .... Lilamani (credited)
  15. Una bara per lo sceriffo .... Jane Wilson (credited)

    1966
  16. Mano di velluto .... Patricia McGowan (credited)

    1967
  17. La morte non conta i dollari .... Jane White (credited)
  18. Moresque obiettivo allucinante .... Maya (credited)
  19. Pecos è qui: prega e muori! .... Dona Ramona (credited)

    1968
  20. Il sole è di tutti .... Olga (credited)

    1971
  21. Riuscirà il nostro eroe a ritrovare il più grande diamante del mondo? .... Desireé (credited)

More Luciana!
  • Europa di notte (1959) - Uncredited, mentioned in her interview with Fabio Melelli.
Notes and sources
1. Some of her biographical details are known from an interview conducted with Fabio Melelli, on December 21st 2019, which he has generously shared on YouTube.
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Re: Luciana Gilli

Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2020, 21:29

Adua e le compagne (1960) credited as Gloria Gilli, as Dora
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Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2020, 21:31

Fantasmi a Roma (1961) credited as Gloria Gilli, as The girl in the park
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Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2020, 21:33

Le ambiziose (1961) as Edoardo Peppino's girl
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Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2020, 21:37

Leoni al sole (1961) credited, as The girl. It's possible that she could have a character name, but if she did I missed it. She is playing a fantasy figure lusted after by all the men in the film.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2020, 21:39

I 4 monaci (1962) credited, as "La figlia dell'ortolano"
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Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2020, 21:42

Il dominatore dei 7 mari (1962) as Indian wife
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Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2020, 21:46

Lo sceicco rosso (1962) credited, as Amina. This was her first leading role.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2020, 21:53

Gli imbroglioni (1963) as Liliana Ferri. She is credited on the poster and should be in the film too, but the closing credits were cropped off my copy.
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Post by PeplumParadise » 28/04/2020, 22:04

La belva di Saigon (1963) credited, as Yvonne
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